(Posted 5-25-99)
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SCHOOL OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PRESENTS PACESETTER AWARDS TO ALUMNI

GREENSBORO -- Four alumni have received Pacesetter awards from the School of Human Environmental Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Dean Helen Shaw presented the awards on May 14 during Reunion Weekend activities. Pacesetter Awards recognize alumni's commitment to the school.
The following alumni received Pacesetter Awards:
* Dr. Audrey M. McCrory of Greensboro, who has taught at Elon College, High Point University and Guilford Technical Community College, and has worked as a counselor of older adults in Winston-Salem. McCrory was president of the Human Environmental Sciences Alumni Association during 1997-98 and initiated a campaign to increase the association's undergraduate scholarship. A graduate of Marquette University, she earned master's and doctoral degrees from UNCG.
* Jean Hall Reece of Greensboro, director of school nutrition services for the Guilford County Schools. She serves as chair of the HES Alumni Association board and has served the school as a mentor to undergraduate students. She has lead the HES board in establishing a new graduate fellowship. She received her bachelor's degree in home economics with a concentration in food and nutrition from UNCG.
* Dorothy Elliott Sink of High Point, office manager with Guil-Rand Veterinary Hospital. Sink is a past president of the HES Alumni Association and served on UNCG scholarship committees. She recently established the Dorothy Elliott Sink Student Award Fund for undergraduate students in the School of Human Environmental Sciences. She is a 1951 graduate of Woman's College, which is now UNCG.
* Dr. Rinn McLellan Cloud of Tallahassee, Fla., the Margaret A. Sitton Professor and chair of the Department of Textiles and Consumer Sciences at Florida State University. During her career, she also has taught at Louisiana State University and Virginia Tech. Colleagues have praised her for her commitment to high standards for faculty and students. She received a Ph.D. degree in textiles from UNCG.
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